There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect. Walter Hagen Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/walter_hagen.html#ELOoToyfBILJGWgL.99 Walter Hagen
Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons. Robertson Davies
Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to. Alain de Botton
Different authors write different ways, have different relationships with their audiences, and those are all legitimate. John Green
For me, books have always been a way to feel less alone while being alone. Perhaps if I was depressed and isolated, just communicating with these authors through their sentences helped me. Jonathan Ames
God authors desires in your heart, then fulfills His Will by enabling you to realize those desires. Edwin Louis Cole
God will finish what He authors, but He is not obligated to finish what He has not authored. Edwin Louis Cole
I think Judy Blume, Stephen King, and Dean Koontz are the three authors responsible for my being where I am today. I owe them a lot. James Dashner
In quoting of books, quote such authors as are usually read; others you may read for your own satisfaction, but not name them.John Selden
Let authors write for glory and reward. The truth is well paid when she is sung and heard. James J. Corbett
Like many authors, I caught the writing bug during my teenage years. I don't remember the exact day or year, but I remember that reading S.E. Hinton's 'The Outsiders' sparked my interest in writing. Ally Carter
My favorite day was Monday, September the 25th, 2006. New Orleans, Louisiana, site of the Superdome. I watched our people who had suffered so grievously through Hurricane Katrina fill a stadium hours before a game and stay hours Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/michael_irvin.html#L32gkg6HwzhweWSA.99Michael Lrvin
Of course, I'm of the generation that grew up with Hemingway and Faulkner as strong influences. Italo Calvino Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/i/italo_calvino_2.html#keDPvoyO1d6Ryhs6.99Italo Calvino
Teenage readers also have a different relationship with the authors whose work they value than adult readers do. I loved Toni Morrison, but I don't have any desire to follow her on Twitter. I just want to read her books. John Green
The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three. Heraclitus Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/heraclitus.html#tFjAzztj03Pk7bwM.99 Heraclitus
There are a lot of authors in the world, so it's difficult to find a unique niche to present your take on things. That is always a challenge for any author. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
There's no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who could not parse a differential equation to save their lives. David Brin
We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry. E. B. White Joy, Run, Laundry Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/e_b_white.html#BkZVLgqggKkifigO.99E.B.White
You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself. Epictetus Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/epictetus_3.html#fXoF7ffcwHGdRTZY.99 Epictetus